The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-08
TANNER OUTDONE.
Starving for Sixty Years and Crow
ing Fat on It-An Appetite Cost
Ing Almost TWO Cents n
Weolk to Satisfy.

udS nearly SOlNeu Tue pTODlem tHtI
many gentleman of more leisure than
means have been trying to fathom since
the beginning of the world.
And that problem Is how to live
without eating!
The discovercr of mode of living
without food would, ii is safe to say,
create more or less of n sensation
among the philosophers of the day, rs
well as among the butchers and bakers,
and yet Mrs. Carman seems to come
pretty near to it,
The unfortunate part of it is, howev-
er, that she does not know how she
does it. She simply does it,
Pearsalls in the summer season, is
situated not very far from Long beach,
within the domain of the Long Island
railroad.
In the winter it is enough to say that
Pearsall's is situated on Long Island.
Nobody will care to dispute it.
About mile and half Uong Island
measurement from the depot at Pear
sails, and nearly within sight of the
salt water, stands on road running
picturesque through vista OF cabbage
and turnip fields bright pea-green cot
tage, with chocolate trimmings. 1t is
on slightly rising ground, and if the pc
destran is careful he will not sink in
the mud higher than his ankles in
crossing the road to reach the gate.
Ask any native of that section where
Mrs. Phoebe Carman lives and he will
take you to the side of the road, exam
inc your face critically for the ntelli
gence you appear to lack, and then
point to the pea-green cottage with
chocolate trimmings, "Miss Carman
lives thar"
And thar" she may be found, sure
enough, active in her household
duties, hale, hearty housewife; n
grandmother who eats hundred times
more sparingly than her youngest
grandchild. The stranger may ask
almost any one Whereabouts and the an
swer will invariably be that Mrs. Car
man is Il remarkably small eater. "
Stories of her Hastings are told in al
most every household and there are
scores of witnesses to her remarkable
method who have known her for many
years. Naturally enough the stranger
being told that in the pea-green cottage
there lives a woman of mature years
who frequently goes days without food
of any kind, says he does not believe
it.
"She eats on the sly, of course" is
the reply to the statement
Mrs. Carman is large-framed,
fleshy woman, weighing probably two
hundred pounds. Her arms are shape
ly, and despite her Ga years of life and
the cares of large family she still re-
tains much of the sprightliness of
youth When she was first married
she says her husband could span her
waist with his two hands. His arm is
not long enough now She is about
the average height. Her features are
regular, her eyes dark brown, and
her mouth small.
She has had eight children. Five of
them are living now, and all married.
with children of their own, except her
son Walter Il. Carman. who lives at
home with his parents. He is in the
oyster business and has his boats within
a mile and half of his home. During
the twenty-seven years of his life he
never saw his mother eat anything.
81 never saw my mother eat mouth
full in my life," said this young man;
and have watched her at odd times
and between meals to see if she did"
"Do you mean that literallyP" he was
asked.
Eyes. have seen her sit down to
the table once in great while-it is
when we have company generally that
she does that-but she did not eat"
But you saw her drink"
Eyes, have seen her take a swallow
OF water or tea at times but, as | said
before. have never seen her take
mouthful of food in my life. or at least
since have been large enough to I'M
derstand."
"How do you suppose she exists?"
II have given up the consideration
of that question long ago. | would
not believe that a person could live
,,;,hont aatfno mara than sha doas IL I